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Posted: Jan 23 2006 at 10:21am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
This is this year's winner:

Criss Cross

Has anybody read it? The reviews are not encouraging

OTOH, The Penderwicks, which was delightful, won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature last November, but was shut out of the awards.

Go figure.


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Posted: Jan 23 2006 at 6:24pm | IP Logged Quote alicegunther
Average customer review--two stars!!! Amazing.

I've stopped looking to Newbery for "must-reads" anymore. "The Tale of Despereaux," for example, was quite disappointing--even depressing. "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" was another Newbery winner with serious problems, at least for Catholics.

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Posted: Jan 23 2006 at 8:41pm | IP Logged Quote Lissa
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This is this years winner:

Criss Cross

Has anybody read it? The reviews are not encouraging


I've got it on reserve at the library but I'm 7th on the list, so it'll be a while...



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I've got it on reserve at the library but I'm 7th on the list, so it'll be a while...



Oh, Lissa...you have to be fast with these things .

Our library didn't even own it as of yesterday morning.

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Posted: Jan 24 2006 at 11:01am | IP Logged Quote Lissa
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Oh, Lissa...you have to be fast with these things


I know, I got a post about the award winners up early in the day, but I used up my computer time on that instead of hitting the library's reserve system. I've got a pile of books on the way now, though! I'll post reviews on my blog as I read them. I was #6 or 7 on the reserve list for almost everything, though.

Did anyone listen to the ALA webcast of the awards? You were all probably busy at that time of day, like me!

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I got a post about the award winners up early in the day


Good entry. I, too, was thrilled for Henry and Mudge. They are my favorite "easy readers" of all time.

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Hey Lissa, while we are talking about all this, do you have any insight into the "Newbery" vs. "National Book Award" thing? Is it a friendly relationship? A political split? Or just an alternative? Golden Globe Vs. Oscar?


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